Cosmic Symbolism at Hittite Yazilikaya (Hitit Açık Hava Tapınağı Yazılkaya’daki Kozmik Sembolizm)
Luwian Studies For almost two hundred years, archaeologists have been looking for a plausible explanation for the ancient rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya in Central Turkey. Over 3,200 years ago, stonemasons artfully cut more than 90 reliefs of deities, animals, and chimaeras into the limestone bedrock. An international team of researchers now presents an interpretation that …